Vaporizer.



C. R. CARPENTER.

VAPORIZER.

APPLIUA'PION FILED MAY 17. 19.13.

L SVM-39H94? w Patented June 2, 1914.

This iiiveiiiien i'eleiee te iiiiijmeieuieiiie in mperizeie and has fui' its: pi fw' eejeei to provide e simple mid iueliieeeiife emeeli ment designed ifm eppiieetieu lie must-,pipe 0i.' am engine ifm Vepmfiz l fuels sueli es kerosene mid eeuw- Same into en explosive The inventive ieif eiieeliei und speeiic ebjeet, the pie 'mi ei? [wi ,tu ue of the above type including i een cal chamber having arranged 'therein e plu rality ef longitudinally extending iilie ei' blades to breek up ille liquid fuel. which is admitted to the chamber and is heiiied, by the heat from the exliauel; pipe during iis passage through said chamhei whereby' ilie fuel is vzipoiized.

A further olijee; ef the invention is i0 provide :i vapeiizei which is hilfglilivv eiiieiem in operation and, muy he easily and quickly attached to the exhzule, pipe elli :iii engine whereby the heet imite, which would other wise be Wasted are uiilieed iii iilie vupeiriew tion of the fuel.

Witli ille eheife und eiziiei elnjeeie iii view, this iiivenien consists in lie iieif'el iee'uiee 0f construction :md he eoiiihiiieiieii of pei-ie to be hereinafter more fully defieiibed, pointed eut in "the claim mid eliewii iii ehe accompanying diuwiiige, iii whichn Figure l. ie :i perspective View el? :i seetion oi the exhaust pipe ei im engine shewing my improved vzipoi'izei applied tlieiem; Fig. @is :i longiiudinal section; l u

lan View, the top plete ei the veporizeilie mg removed; and Fig. e 'ie e eeeiiuii italien on the line l-- of Fig. 2.

Referring 'n demil to die clif'ewiiig, 5 deel" ignates the exhaust pipe ef un engine which.,

,as illustrated is of cylindrical form, though it will be understood that the preeemt invention is applicable in pipes ef various shapes iliieroes section.

My iriilprovedI vepoiizei' embodies e body :Tlillilli wllill liuiie l, Mild..

'fee-fuse.

pluie 'ufl'iieli eemifeyiiudi'ieel iii ferm, as:

:in :we euch ef im ende lleugeih fie ieuied ui i', the edges eli' said flanges be inwardly iiiiined, :is elio-Wil ath. `The "i .ige f5 aise pievided upeui each eif l1 liiiiil with uu ouiiwei'dly i i lange il. A

late e, e plurality uil? leugitudiiellgl' i'ihs ei" las l@ we formed. i jprii'ellel `ielzijeeeul; loledes ti'uiisf alie eude l' sliuwu iii Fig. The spueeell be live-,eu elle epilesed ends mi' the longitudinal vibe l0 we thus disposed oui; (eiiiiggg ieluiieii lzl'ie; iie ijeieeene tuez-r fuel: etiilsiiu ie del t f. l Le i'ieifel trame f ne l es longitudinally ei the il euvel ei" iep plete :ilse of vi/lindi'ieul fuiiii ie adapted i0 be uri'ziiiged A 2S ef the flanges eind eeiewed ei' otherwise secured iuhei'eiio. This pluie is also pmupon iis leuzggiiudiiiul edges with vided luugee .l le he liuled er i'iveled to the lieiigee mi@ the body p'iuie 6. .le will tliue be u@ .eeen that mi elfiiigeted elmmliei of seuiicirculer ferm iu emes eeeiieu ie lei'med between the pieux-ie il zuid l2 iii Whieh lie iilis ei' blades Il@ leeaiied The wie pluie l2 previded al; une ei? im ende with en inlet 85 fieri le ie iifliieli e pipe l5 eilifliidiugg iiiem e eu; V muli is; eeniieeed. dit its eiliei: end the plaie 1,9 'le provided with un Ouellet peri:

te which u. pipe il exiaeiidiiig ie the mixing elifimbei eitiie engine ie connected. The 90 heiideei iieeiiing yelfee "i, exeiid beneath the eiiheusl; pipe 5 endet ilieii ends ure seeuiely fixed te the lziiigefs 9 eli the vepw fixer body te securely held the veperizer iii piece.

lii'eiii lzlie foregoing :ie ie le'eiieved that lie eonetiueiien and opereeieu el? my invention Wiil lie clearly undeistood.

The invention is particularly deelgned fOr-- "ifeperizing kerosene and ceiivertiiig the-sam l '100 into ier use iii the propulsion ofewlzenfm-l5 billes and similar vehicles. The en ine may ee iee emitted by the use el* geso enei but after the exhaust pipe hee become lieetedl" the geeeleiie eupply ie eut eff und lierosenello su lied le the millimeter.' 'The kerosene!` P l Ulpou ilie coin/ex face lie pleite l eifeilup euch other, :is

upon the imifeiflly @rejecting edges supplied is first admitted to the chamber of my improvedI vaporizer which is arranged upon the exhaust pipe. When the kerosene enters the chamber of the vaporizer which is finely divided or eomminuted by the longitudinal ribs or blades which have become highly heated from the exhaust pipe, this heat vaporizes the kerosene and converts the same into a This gas is conducted by means of the pipe 1T connected to the outlet of the vaporizer to the mixing chamber where it is properly mixed with air before admission to the explosion chamber of the engine.'

As kerosene is comparatively inexpensive, the cost of operating automobiles and simi- 'lar vehicles will be materially reduced by means of my invention. As I utilize the exhaust heat from the engine which has heretofore vbeen wasted, it will be obvious that no additional expense Will accrue to the use of my improved vaporizer beyond that incurred in its installation.

The invention consists of the lienv parts which are all ol simple form and may be produced at small manufacturing cost.

lVhile l have above described the preferred construction and arrangement of the several elements, it will be understood that the invention is susceptible of considerable modilieation Without departing from the essential features or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

lli/hat I claim is The herein described yaporizer comprising in combination with the exhaust pipe of an engine; a body plate of semicireular form in cross section adapted for close engagement upon the periphery of said pipe and having laterally projecting flanges on its longitudinal edges and outwardl proecting iianges on its end edees, the e es of t C b said latter tlanges being extended inwardly.

toward each other in parallel concentric relation to the body plate, a plurality lof baille blades integrally formed upon the peripberjv ot' said body plate, a top plate arranged upon the lateral flanges of the body plate and the inturned edges of Said end flanges and secured thereto, said top plate being provid-ed with an inlet port at one` 

